Comments by alanl

  • n. fake entry that is deliberately inserted in a reference work to detect wholesale plagiarism.

    contrast with ghost word, the result of editorial error.

    May 15, 2013

  • I'm rather surprised this word isn't here considering its origin.

    May 15, 2013

  • n. informal the apparent artificiality of something. "(referring to the fictitious entry esquivalience)...Its inherent fakeitude is fairly obvious...” Erin McKean

    May 15, 2013

  • n. archaic kiwi fruit.

    May 14, 2013

  • The modern usage of this word, that is a rice porridge needs to be first (as is the case in noad2) and the leave to depart usages labelled with archaic.

    May 14, 2013